Austan Goolsbee
Fed’s Goolsbee calls for a hold on cuts as current rate of inflation is ‘not good enough’
Austan Goolsbee, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, speaks during the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) economic policy conference in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Graeme Sloane | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday that interest rate cuts aren’t […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Much to like in Fed’s meeting amid warnings of restraint
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on Dec. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images It ended up being a “hawkish cut,” as expected. Still, investors managed to find a few gifts tucked between the lumps of […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors find cheer amid Fed’s hawkish cut
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reacts while speaking during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on Dec. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images It ended up being a “hawkish cut,” as expected. Still, investors managed to find a few gifts tucked between the […]
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The Fed is the most divided it’s been in more than six years
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran speaks with CNBC during the Invest i America Forum on Oct. 15, 2025. CNBC There were three dissenters from the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday, making it the most divisive the central bank has been in more than a […]
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Fed’s Goolsbee sees ‘note of unease’ as central bank looks to next interest rate move
Key Points Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said a mixed bag of inflation data coupled with lingering uncertainty over tariffs have given him some hesitation about lowering interest rates. “We’ve got to get some clarity from the numbers,” Goolsbee, an FOMC voter this year, said during a CNBC interview. Source
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Dow futures drop 300 points to start the week: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures fell again on Monday following yet another negative trading week for Wall Street, as investors receive little signs of progress on global trade talks. Futures tied to the Dow […]
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The Fed is stuck in neutral as it watches how Trump’s policies play out
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress,” at Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., Feb. 11, 2025. Craig Hudson | Reuters The popular narrative among Federal Reserve policymakers these days is that policy is “well-positioned” to adjust […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Consecutive stock gains signal calm, but heed Fed officials
The seal of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors near the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images If investors were to judge the stability of the economy by looking at the stock market, its two-day winning streak might […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Back-to-back gains in stocks signal calm, but listen to Fed officials
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images If investors were to judge the stability of the economy by looking at the stock market, its two-day winning streak might lead investors to think that it’s business as usual. The market’s […]
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Fed officials are raising concerns about the impact Trump’s tariffs could have on inflation
Austan Goolsbee speaking at Jackson Hole on August 23, 2024. David A. Grogan | CNBC Federal Reserve officials take great pains not to comment on fiscal policy, but the looming threat from tariffs is forcing their hand. In recent days, multiple central bank policymakers not only have noted the uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s desire to […]
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